Week in review: April 6 – 12

12 Apr 2014, 5:24 PM
Daniel Bosley
In a varied week of news, protests, primates, and possessed plants all featured in the headlines.
The top story of the week, however, involved the tragic death of two port workers in Malé, killed by faulty equipment in an accident the union suggested could have been avoided.
Beloved public health figure Dr Ahmed Razee also passed away this week after more than three decades of public service.
Meanwhile, tests run following the death of a Malé resident the week before revealed high levels of opium and benzodiazepine in the blood of the youth – released from rehab just 24 hours earlier.

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